Louise barnett appeared on booknotes but the military and private life of general george custer. In her book professor barnett depicts a man had never adjusted to life after his success at leading volunteers in the civil war. It examines how the battle of the little bighorn depicted him as a mythic hero and a villain. Heres a look at encore booknotes. Cspan Louise Barnett, author of touched by fire, whats that title mean . Guest it comes from a speech that Oliver Wendell holmes made about the civil war, and it seemed to me very appropriate. He said, to our great good fortune and our youth, our hearts were touched by fire. And we learned at an early age that life was a passionate and serious thing. I havent exactly quoted that, but the point is that people who were young during the civil war were inspired and matured in a way that perhaps hasnt happened to every generation. Cspan but the subtitle on your book is the life, death and mythic afterlife of George Armstrong custer. Who was ge
Dc examiner Newspaper Office to learn about the papers Journalistic Mission and about the challenges facing print and online News Organizations today. We are back on this friday morning, november 10, our cameras are over at the Washington Examiner, and online and print publication here in washington dc. We are going to be talking with reporters and editors over there this morning about their mission, as well as news of the day so call in with your questions about journalism and the topics that they are reported. Putting us first is hugo, editorial director for the Washington Examiner. Hell talk about the publication, role of journalism today. Lets begin with the Washington Examiner. Guest the Washington Examiner is a News Organization, first and foremost, in its mission is to deliver straight news reporting to a nationwide audience. At the same time, its design and attention and its mission is to provide a coherent and sharp analysis and conservative commentary reflecting our values in
Homeless . Guest homelessness among Women Veterans has become a national issue. Some of the root causes are unemployment, Domestic Violence, combat related illness, injuries or wounds, and eligibility or lack of eligibility for benefits. The root issue is the lack of resources for when you are needing one. It is really the biggest problem they are facing. Host tell us about the work of your organization. What is your mission, your goal . How do you go about your business . Guest our mission is to provide homeless Women Veterans with safe housing. We have a transitional home in alexandria, virginia that we support for up to two years. Because ofen women the lack of Resources Available in the own neighborhoods. We also try to prevent homelessness through emergency financial assistance. Tother it is bridge loans get you through a tough time or help with utility bills, etc. We are funded by the grace of god most times. We apply for grants. We have several corporate sponsors that help us an
Veterans only in the first hour come eastern time zones call 2027488000. Mountain or pacific time zone, 2027488001. If you would like to post a comment at social media, cspanwj is the twitter handle and post a comment on facebook. Com cspan. There is the front page of the wall street journal. A simple photo, a day to honor those who served. An Army Sergeant of chandler arizona visiting a great at the Arlington National cemetery in virginia. They point out today commemorations around the country will pay tribute to those who have served the u. S. Armed forces. The front page of the wall street journal. President trump who is overseas was in vietnam yesterday and spoke briefly about veterans, thanking them and talked about the Veterans Administration. Sident trump we will get to the video of the president in a moment once we get it loaded up. Facts about veterans day from ,ne of the alabama publications they talk about the fact that there are 6. 7 million vietnam era veterans and 2016, 7
Us sent to fight it. But no one can debate the service and sacrifice of those who fell while serving. It is unfortunate the circumstance under which the more than 2 million veterans who returned from vietnam did not lend itself to the type of welcome given to the veterans of other wars, or even to those of us who were prisoners in vietnam. Overdue, withng this parade today and especially with this dedication, america is saying welcome home. [applause] here in this great city with the nations affairs are conducted and the buildings, new and old they give us a sense of history and of our destiny, washington, also a city of monuments, landmarks, stone statues, testified to the deeds and ask of those who have shaped the nation we have become. Memorial isveterans unique. Vastly different from the monuments of independence, emancipation that blanket, it will be a memorial visible for all time to come to those who have made and implement our nations laws and for those who come to the city to